Chapter nine hundred and seventy sixth: The turmoil after the trial
The news of the trial against Orsini and his associates was published on the morning of March 16. Whether it was the republican, Bonapartist, royalist, or clerical newspapers, they all reported on the trial of Orsini.
The incident was reported at length.
Among them, the most radical newspapers were undoubtedly the clerical newspapers. They said that Orsini's assassination of His Majesty the Emperor was simply insane. Any Catholic with conscience should criticize Orsini's behavior.
At the end of the report, the sectarian newspaper also quoted the words of the new Archbishop of Paris, Morlot, announcing that the crimes committed by Orsini and others were destined not to be forgiven by the Lord, and that hell was Orsini's final destination.
The reason why the clerical newspapers were so radical was not for the emperor, but for the Papal States in the Apennines.
As we all know, Orsini was a member of the Carbonari Party who was committed to unifying the entire Apennine Peninsula. This identity made him carry the dual labels of being a communist and an anti-pope.
Under such circumstances, Orsini naturally became the target of suppression and even slander by the clerical faction.
If his ideas were allowed to spread in France, the Papal States and ecclesiastical states in the Apennine Peninsula would be in danger.
After all, the French emperor did not love religion as much as the Count of Paris and the Count of Chambord.
[PS: During this period, the Count of Chambord and the Count of Paris had written many letters to Pope Pius IX, and the content of each letter was more disgusting and fanatical than the last.]
If all of France is willing to help unify the Apennine Peninsula, then their emperor will definitely rush to the front without hesitation.
After all, their emperor made his fortune by watching the public opinion.
The opposite of the clerical reports were the republican newspapers. They believed that although Orsini's assassination of the French Emperor was an irrational act, his heartfelt love for the republicans was not the same.
Don't lose to anyone.
Orsini lost his life because of radical republicanism, which warned all republicans that the way to realize republicanism is not the only way to assassinate.
At the end of some republican newspapers, the debate in the Administrative Court was specifically mentioned, and the lawyer who defended Orsini, Leon Gambida, praised the wonderful debate and at the same time issued a question to the Administrative Court.
:Why did the Administrative Court choose a college student majoring in law to defend? Does it mean that the Administrative Court has been unable to hire a formally qualified defense lawyer? Or is the Administrative Court’s behavior intentional?
"We also ask the Administrative Court to give the Paris people an explanation as soon as possible" became the last words of the Republican newspaper.
As for the Bonapartist newspapers, they followed the instructions of Jérôme Bonaparte and expressed regret for Orsini's death. At the same time, they also hoped that more people would not follow Orsini's example.
In the middle of the report, the Bonapartist newspaper posted a picture of a confession letter written by Orsini himself when he was in prison.
The general content of the picture is that Orsini himself regretted his assassination of the emperor very much, and also called on others not to imitate his assassination of the emperor...
As for the royalist newspapers, their reports on Orsini were far less active than the three newspapers mentioned above. They only summarized the time of Orsini's trial and the entire trial process.
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After Jérôme Bonaparte, who was sitting in the Tuileries Palace, read all the newspapers of the other three factions except the Bonapartists in turn, he was surprised to find Leon, who had only come to prominence in the 1860s.
Gambetta, under the control of the Administrative Court, unexpectedly entered the stage of history ahead of schedule, which gave Jérôme Bonaparte some headaches.
To be fair, Laon Gambida was already considered a relatively mild type among the demons and monsters in the late Second Empire.
In the later period of the Second Empire, people like Rochefort and Blanqui were the real serious troubles of the empire.
But now is not the era of demons and monsters flying around in the late empire. Those "trendsetters" who rose up in the late empire were either thrown into prison by Jérôme Bonaparte during this period (Brown
Kyrgyzstan), has not yet been released from prison; or has been permanently deported by Jérôme Bonaparte (Rochefort, Delecluse).
Leon Gambetta, a republican who was unwilling to compromise with the empire, shined particularly dazzlingly in this situation.
For a moment, Jérôme Bonaparte had murderous intentions towards him. He wanted to completely strangle Leon Gambetta before he could fully rise to power.
Just like when he killed Adolphe Thiers, however, after a brief moment of thinking, Jerome Bonaparte gave up his idea.
Even if he assassinates Laian Ganbitha, it will not help. One Laiangan Ganbita falls, and there will be more Laian Ganbita.
Two generations of Bourbons suppressed numerous republican uprisings, but to no avail.
If the assassination of Leon Gambetta is revealed, the Second French Empire will fall into a political crisis.
Jerome Bonaparte sighed and muttered to himself, "Forget it! Let's do this for now!"
At this moment, Jérôme Bonaparte did not know that Emile Olivier had met with Lyon Gambetta yesterday.
Immediately afterwards, Jérôme Bonaparte called Basilio and ordered him to go to the Supreme Administrative Court on his behalf and ask President Auvergne what was going on with Leon Gambetta? Why was he allowed to do so?
A lawyer who has not graduated yet serves as Orsini’s defense lawyer!
After a while, Basilio returned to the Tuileries Palace and told Jérôme Bonaparte that the Dean of Auvergne did not know that the defense lawyer was a student, and he gave the task of finding the lawyer to his subordinates.
, and then asked his subordinates to find a decent lawyer for him. Who knew that his subordinates had given the explanation to his subordinates’ subordinates... After many layers of explanations, Leon Gambida became Orsini’s defense.
lawyer.
After Jerome Bonaparte listened to Basilio's report, he suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of immediacy.
This set of operations in Auvergne is not just a case of layers of subcontracting in later generations. A project that originally cost tens of millions was ultimately produced in a shoddy manner due to layers of subcontracting and deductions.
The people who make the finished product may be a group of students, and their remuneration is only a few hundred yuan...
Thinking of this, Jérôme Bonaparte gritted his teeth with hatred. He didn't expect that even though he had repeatedly ordered them to treat him strictly, they were still trying to trick him.
So Jérôme Bonaparte once again ordered Basilio to send someone to call the Minister of State Guizo to him, and at the same time ordered him to make two cups of tea.
When Minister Guizo arrived in the study, he saw Jérôme Bonaparte on the sofa, sipping tea.
Guizo hurriedly said to Jérôme Bonaparte, "Your Majesty!"
"Minister Jizuo, come here!" Jérôme Bonaparte warmly asked Jizuo to sit down, then placed a cup of black tea in front of him and said, "Come!"
Ji Zuo picked up the tea cup with both hands, then took a sip of black tea. After savoring it for a moment, he nodded and said, "Very good!"
Jérôme Bonaparte showed a smile at the corner of his mouth and said to Jizuo, "Minister Jizuo, can you still taste tea?"
"Know a thing or two!" Guizo replied humbly to Jérôme Bonaparte.
"Can you tell me something about it?" Jérôme Bonaparte said to Guizou again.
Jizuo told Jérôme Bonaparte all his experience of drinking tea for decades. Jérôme Bonaparte nodded repeatedly, and then praised, "Minister Jizuo, what you said is very good!"
"Your Majesty, you are exaggerating!" Guizo replied humbly, and then changed the subject to Jérôme Bonaparte, "But your Majesty, you called me here today not just for tea!"
"You guessed right, it's really more than tea!" Jérôme Bonaparte also took a sip of black tea and said to Quizo, "Did you know? The lawyer who debated with you yesterday was actually a student!
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"Your Majesty! I know!" Minister Ji Zuo nodded calmly.
"Now that you know, why didn't you tell me when you returned to report?"
Jérôme Bonaparte frowned and asked Quizuo in an unhappy tone.
"Your Majesty, I thought you had specially found Léon Gambetta!" Guizo looked at Jérôme Bonaparte innocently.
"How could I possibly find a student!" Jerome Bonaparte shook his head and responded to Guizou, "Forget it! It's useless to talk about this anymore. Now that public opinion has arisen, I am ready to remove Auvergne directly.
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Do you have any recommendations?"
After thinking for a moment, Minister Guizou tentatively proposed a name to Jérôme Bonaparte and said, "How about Mr. Montalembert?"
After hearing Guizot's speech, Jérôme Bonaparte frowned and said, "Mr. Guizot, do you want to turn the Administrative Court into a religious tribunal? I don't want to see the sacred court be turned into a religious court.
Controlled!"
Hearing this, Ji Zuo couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.
Immediately afterwards, Guizou nominated Judge Delanger, the deputy president, to Jérôme Bonaparte.
"Isn't he a little too gentle?" Jerome Bonaparte was also a little dissatisfied.
"Your Majesty, the function of the law is not to punish blindly. Its ultimate goal is to maintain the stability of social order!" Quizo explained to Jérôme Bonaparte. "Judge Delanger's gentleness can maximize the effectiveness of the law.
People feel at ease!"
After listening to Guizou's words, Jérôme Bonaparte thought again for a moment, then nodded and responded to Guizou, "Okay! I'll listen to you, it's Delanger!"
In the afternoon of the same day, Auvergne, President of the Supreme Administrative Court, received a tactful letter of resignation from the Tuinlery Palace. After reading the letter, Auvergne expressed his sadness to the Tuinlery Palace.
Submitted his resignation.
Jérôme Bonaparte quickly approved Auvergne's resignation and then appointed Derangel as president of the Supreme Administrative Court.